Iris germanica Blissful - Dwarf bearded Iris
Iris germanica Blissful - Dwarf bearded Iris
Iris germanica Blissful
Bearded Iris
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Description
The Iris ‘Blissful’ is a Lilliput garden iris with luminous flowering, in light yellow and white highlighted with mandarin. Small in stature, it is planted at the front of a border, in a rock garden, near a low wall or on a bank. Its extended spring flowering allows you to enjoy the small bearded irises in the garden for longer.
This iris belongs to the Iridaceae family. In the American classification, it is classified among the SDB, the standard dwarf bearded irises, marketed in France under the name Lilliput iris. This category brings together irises from 20 to 41 cm tall, a size that places them between miniature irises and intermediate irises. ‘Blissful’ reaches 35 to 39 cm in flower. The plant develops from a fleshy rootstock, positioned very close to the soil surface. The stump gradually widens and forms a low clump of glaucous green leaves, upright and narrow. This small iris flowers in April and May.
In ‘Blissful’, each flower consists of three upright petals of a uniform, medium light yellow, and three white sepals with a broad light to medium yellow border. The style arms, at the centre of the flower, are a warm white with light yellow crests. The beards are broad and clearly visible: white at the base, dark mandarin in the throat, then mandarin in the middle, with tips dotted with orange.
‘Blissful’ is an American introduction by Paul Black, registered in 2016 under seedling number U207C and introduced the same year by Mid-America Garden. Its parents are seedling R300D, a sibling of ‘Fun In The Sun’, and seedling S352A from lines close to ‘My Cher’.
This variety associates well with light blues, whites and bright yellows. To accompany it, you can choose the Iris pumila ‘Blue Denim’, lavender light blue, the tulipe batalinii ‘Bright Gem’, lemon yellow, the Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Cushion Blue’, soft blue, and the Arabis caucasica ‘Snowcap’, pure white in spring. Install the ground cover plants in a ribbon in front of the group of irises, without letting them invade their rootstocks.
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Iris
germanica
Blissful
Iridaceae
Bearded Iris
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
The ‘Blissful’ iris is planted from July to October as a rootstock, or in spring and autumn for potted young plants, during frost-free periods. Install it in full sun, in soil loosened to a depth of 20 cm, adding gravel if the soil retains water in winter. Place the rootstock almost on the surface, with roots spread out in the soil; its top must remain visible. Water well at planting time, then only during dry spells in the first few weeks. A light application of mature compost around the clump is sufficient in poor soil. Divide the clumps every three or four years in summer, when flowering diminishes at the centre of the stump.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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